Wilkie Collins

The Black Robe Wilkie Collins

Written in 1881, The Black Robe presents a tale choked with the likes of greed and corruption. It begins with an incident involving Romayne and continues with details on his aunt's death, his inheritance, his property, and eventual marriage and then Catholic conversion... During the course of this, there enters Father Benwell and Stella... All in all its an interesting tale, we see how external influences can easily affect the human psyche...